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| Leroy, Emmanuelle; Royer, Jean-yves; Alling, Abigail; Maslen, Ben; Rogers, Tracey L.. |
| Blue whales were brought to the edge of extinction by commercial whaling in the twentieth century and their recovery rate in the Southern Hemisphere has been slow; they remain endangered. Blue whales, although the largest animals on Earth, are difficult to study in the Southern Hemisphere, thus their population structure, distribution and migration remain poorly known. Fortunately, blue whales produce powerful and stereotyped songs, which prove an effective clue for monitoring their different ‘acoustic populations.’ The DGD-Chagos song has been previously reported in the central Indian Ocean. A comparison of this song with the pygmy blue and Omura’s whale songs shows that the Chagos song are likely produced by a distinct previously unknown pygmy blue whale... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Animal migration; Biogeography; Marine biology; Marine mammals. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00691/80280/83365.pdf |
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